Tag Archives: Ann VanderMeer

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ In Wales, Simon Dale built his family a lovely Hobbit house into the side of a hill for only £3,000 (about $4,800 USD). Pretty impressive, considering the budget and … Continue reading →

Confession: I have a deep and abiding affection for the Victorian period (no one reading this blog will be surprised to hear it, so the use of the word “confession” is just a little extra melodrama for you). Something about … Continue reading →

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Where can I get a plush Sleipnir? Alas, it’s one of a kind, made by Plankton Art Company for a friend’s baby. Found via the incomparable Super Punch (man, … Continue reading →

"How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet, trans. M.D. Herter Norton